Midterm Flashcards
Disability
Exists when an impairment limits the ability to perform certain tasks
Handicap
A problem encountered when interacting with the environment(situationally disabled)
Impairment
The loss or reduction of a body part or organ
At-risk
Children with greater-than-usual chances of developing a disability
ARC
Association for Retarded Citizens
EHA
Education for all Handicap Act(1975)
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
SBH
Severe Behavior Handicap
ED
Emotionally Disturbed (began over SBH in last 3 years)
MSPR
Moderate Severe Profound Retarded(EHA)
SPCD
Severe Profound Cognitive Delay(IDEA)
LD
Learning disorder
MM-CD
Mild moderate-cognitive delay(replaced LD)
OH
Orthopedic Handicap
OHI
Other health impairments
DAD
Deaf and dumb
HI
Hearing impaired
VI
Visually impaired
IEP
Individual education plan
Exceptional
Different from the norm
Brown V Board of Education
Declared state laws est separate public schools for blacks and whites to be unconstitutional(1954)
Equal Protection
All children are entitled to a free, appropriate public education